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Oh my gosh! R, I have the craziest [Music] story. Hi Vogue, this is Rosé, and this is My Life and Looks so far.
Okay, this was my first Fashion Week out in New York. That's the first time I came out here, and I remember being like, so starstruck with the city and so amazed. I think I had never been to Fashion Week before that, so it was just the… the experience was so much fun. I was there with Jisoo, which was great, cuz I was with my other member. I remember being really, really excited to be there. So this was the first week out of the two weeks that we performed for Coachella. That's the first look. I know people love the second look, which is like the sparkly look. To be honest, this was my personal favorite, so I've always wanted to talk about this one. I remember when we did the fitting, I was like, so excited, cuz he was like, "Oh my God, it seems so Coachella!" We were surprised that they had even invited us to perform in the first place. We've never seen that happen before in history, and so I was definitely really, really worried. But seeing that many people dance and sing and vibe to our song, and just… they looked like they were having the best time. I will never be able to forget that moment. I think the outfit really helped because I felt confident in that one.
Should I move on? This is my first album cover for *On The Ground* and *Gone*. This was the album shoot, and I had received the creative concept for it like a few days before. I remember looking at the album concept, being really confused as to why they said something like… you know, something that they would like set up for like Blackpink, like a really big production. Like, it was very dark and like strong, and I was like, "It doesn't seem truthful to me." So I remember I called the photographer like two nights before, and I was like, "This doesn't seem right." And so it was like panic… panic! Everyone was like panicking. I was like, "It just has to seem a little more personal." I remember we ended up shooting at like the set that they had built, like a little home, and I brought my puppy, Hank, and then we had this shot, and we felt like it was perfect.
This was during the video shoot of my first video, *On The Ground*. It was so cold this day. We had to pretend we're like in this big field of flowers. I had to act like I was enjoying it. It was so cold. I have a harness on inside; they lifted me up and everything. It was… it was quite an experience. I didn't actually get to meet any of the fans when my music was out back then. I got to meet them like way after Coachella kind of ended. And I remember a lot of people like… um, saying these things, and I was like, "Wow, people really did like it," and I… I felt really… I was like, "Oh my God, I'm so happy people loved it."
This was the first Vogue cover I did for Australia. It was like a big moment for me because I grew up in Australia. We'd go like grocery shopping, and there'd always be like the magazine aisle, and I remember always like looking at the magazines. I'd be like, "Wow, these celebrities." So just to have myself be on the cover of Vogue Australia, that meant a lot to me. I remember back then, like when I had left Australia, everyone was like, "Where are you going?" And I was like, "I don't know how to explain it," because maybe nowadays, if like I'm becoming a trainee in Korea, they'd be like, "Oh my God, you're going to be K-pop!" You know, everybody knows what it is, and it's so popular. But back then, it was like, "What are you doing?" It's fun to see how big K-pop has grown ever since then, cuz like back then, I remember like me and a few friends who knew about it, we just like listened to it privately, but we… we knew nobody would really understand it. I'm still shocked to this day and to see so many other K-pop artists do so well.
In June 2022, I was invited to be on the digital cover of Vogue that was guest-edited by Baz Luhrmann. Baz Luhrmann is a director that I have admired for years. I remember as a trainee, I loved *Moulin Rouge*! I watched that so many times, me even dreaming of becoming like a singer and a performer. That movie had a lot to do with it because I just admire like Nicole Kidman being in the spotlight. The fact that Baz Luhrmann had reached out to do this editorial, I was like, "Yes, please! I'm so excited!" And I was so excited that he was like a fellow Australian as well.
My first Met Gala. This was a crazy moment. I'd grown up like seeing people go to the Met, and it was such a… like a Hollywood thing. I'm so glad I went with Anthony and… and stylist. Um, they obviously did such a great job at dressing me. Have I ever told anyone about… I don't think I have… Rihanna and ASAP Rocky. I saw them inside, but it's not just… I saw them. These people come and they ask me, they were like, "Rosé, we need to take some short-form videos and pictures," and then suddenly somebody comes to me and they're like, "Um, Rosé, we're so sorry… um, can we just… can you just wait like 10 minutes because we need to shoot Rihanna." And I was like, "You know, of course, please take all the time you need." And in a second, Rihanna comes in… she was wearing this big, like black robe thingy, and then ASAP Rocky… and I'm just sitting behind the camera watching this all happen, and I was like, "What is happening? Am I even allowed to be here?" One of the security was like… they're like, "Are you a fan?" I'm like, "Who isn't?" He was like, "Do you want me to try to get her to like… you know, do you want to say hi?" And I was like, "Not at all! I was like, 'Don't you dare!'" And then surprisingly, she doesn't go straight to the door; she comes around the camera walking past me, and I don't know, I just like stand up. I remember, like a queen, as she… she's like, "Cheers!" Queen! The guy goes, "Do you know Blackpink? Do you know Blackpink Rosé?" And she literally turns around, grabs both my hands like this, and I'm like, "What is happening?" And she's like, "I know you! You guys are doing so well! Keep up the good job!" And she gave me like the biggest hug. I didn't know what to say. I was like, "Thank you so much! How crazy is that?"
I remember being sad, washing my hands. Next look! Yay! One of my favorite moments in New York. And I think I had just gotten that belt. I think that was Liia, and the pants, I think is… Soron… or it was Kate… oh, it was Kate. I got the top right, and the bag was Soron, and that's the bag of Soron. I can see the shoes is Adidas. Back then, I was kind of… it was when I was still shocked. I was like, "Why is there paparazzi?" I'm like nobody. I'd love to someday live here for… for a few weeks. I would love to try that out. I think it'd be so much fun if I could ever do that.
So this was LA, the LA show. We like… the shoelaces on these Dr. Martens… I think these are Rick Owens collaboration ones. That top wouldn't stay up, and so like I was like, "How about we use like shoelace, something that's similar to the shoes, and then tie it back up?" Tour was long, but it was a lot of fun for sure. We always make sure that everyone like sits well together because we all have such different styles and wants and needs, and so we… we try to balance it out.
This is headlining Coachella. Custom Mugler! It is insane if I think about it that they invited us to headline it, but also like Blackpink works so hard, so I'm like really proud of us. The Hanbok… um, that was in our *DDU-DU DDU-DU* video when we were setting up the stage. We wanted something that… that stood out and something that obviously represented our culture. It has to be big; it has to be bold, in the center of the whole thing. It looked crazy; it looked great. Got to move on. This was also New York. We have a lot of New York moments. For the Ramoa 125th anniversary exhibition, this was Alex Perry, and the whole thing was brown. Do you know what? I don't know if I should say that I didn't love my hair color. I didn't notice it then, but it was so dark, and then I noticed it after. I was like, "Why did that become so dark? I wish my hair was a bit more blonde."
Then this was when we were invited to Buckingham Palace. Blackpink was honored with an MBE for environmental sustainability the day after this, and so that's why we were invited to the dinner event the night before. I remember we were like… we laughed so much in the car. We're like, "This is crazy," but we were really glad that we had each other because it was a cute moment. I think that's one of my favorite moments of Blackpink, and I remember saying to the girls, "I want… I wish every event was like this. I want to go to every single one of my events with you girls," cuz it was funny, it was fun. We… we knew how to make… have fun with it, but then obviously we're very honored.
I have the funniest backstory to this one as well. Next time I go to this Vanity Fair Oscars party, I am definitely going to ask who is attending. I had no idea. I thought I'd do the carpet walk out or possibly have my team around me. Apparently not. I get to the door; nobody's allowed to go in; it's just me. And then they kind of left me in this huge room full of celebrities. I do not know anyone here, and I'm walking towards the crowd getting social anxiety. So if this was like the group of people… I kind of sat on a couch like right outside of it, just prayed and prayed that somebody… that… like I knew would walk by. They didn't. It was like 5 minutes, 10 minutes, not even joking. And so like I ran and hid behind this plant. I see like famous people looking at me being like, "Oh, poor girl." I can see it like it says "poor girl" on their face. I'm like, "Please just don't look! I'm fine!" A friend was coming; it was Charlotte Lawrence. She was like, "How long are you going to take?" She's like, "I'm going to be there in like 5 to 10 minutes." She finally gets there and she helps me around, but it was the worst 20 minutes of my entire life, but I survived it. And then we went to an after-party, and it was fun, and that's a fun story too. So Charlotte and I are… we're in the bathroom at the after-party, and we're like, "Okay, we made it! We're here alive!" I was like, "Should I wear these like glasses or should I wear the sunglasses? Like, tell me what looks better." So I was like, "I'm going to have to wear the glasses, otherwise I'm going to be blind," and I put them on. I was like, "What do you think?" We were like discussing, and somebody… somebody walks out of the bathroom. She's like, "I don't know what you're talking about, but take it off!" Somebody says this, and we look back, and then she looks at me and she's like, "Oh my God! Take it off! Take it off! Like, ASAP! Take the shades off!" And put it… she's like, "Just don't talk to my husband in it!"
Next look! This is for Blackpink The World Tour movie premiere in Korea. And we were all back in Korea to celebrate our 8th-year anniversary, which is huge for us. All moments with all four of us, the whole group, it's… it's always a moment, and it's always the best moments. Now that I think about it, the Buckingham Palace was one of my favorite memories. That was fun. I like when we get together nowadays because I feel like we've grown up. We have all the experiences built in us, and then we also have our separate moments, so that when we come together, we're like… we bond… we bond so much, and you look back on life and you're like, "You're my sister." These three are the only people who really understand what kind of journey… like I've been through, and we actually relate. No one else has the… the exact same journey. Yes, we definitely have a group chat. Oh, we have like a little emoji. I… I named it… what I named it… but it's like this… um… you know, the emoji with four… four girls, it's like a family emoji. Nowadays, Jisoo like always goes, "Who's in Korea? Where's everyone in the world?" And everyone chimes in. She's the oldest in the group; she takes care of us, and it's really sweet. And then like Lisa says funny things the most. I'm in charge of reactions. Oh my God, laughing. And yeah, my group chat's pretty cute.
This is the album cover. I called it *Rosé* because my friends and family call me Rosé. I think everyone else calls me Rosé, but if you have my friends, just like, call me Rosé. It is an album that kind of describes me in a bit more detail, um, and my personality and who I am, my past four years of my life and living through my 20s. And so I just… I… I hope everyone… anyone who listens to this album would feel that much closer to me. There are 12 songs in the album. We may… we may do a deluxe. I want a video for every single one of them. I… I can imagine a video for every one of them. So I mean, if you guys are showing the… like love for a specific song, then maybe *3:00 AM* was one of the first few picks, and that's always been my favorite, but then ever since then, so many songs were added. *Call at the End* is the most recent one. So like, for a minute it was called *The End*, and I have this other song for the deluxe, and that was like my favorite. I think I played *3:00 AM* to Lisa once. Yeah, she loved it. She was like, "Rosé, you know, I love these… these kind of songs." Like Lisa and I have always kind of… growing up, we like these like mellow songs as well. She was like, "I want to hear a full album in your voice!" And I was like, "Thank you so much! You're so sweet!" I looked at this group band picture and I was like, "I wonder what it would feel like if all those bandmates were me," cuz I feel like that's what I'm doing right now. I come from a group, so usually like we have… I take care of this, as that person takes care of that, and that member… like we're a group, but then this is just from start to finish, me. I just… that just makes so much sense. It's just like a representation of what this album is. They're all me, and it's like a whole album about Rosé. These are the *Rosé*… Love Rosé! Thank you so much, Vogue, and my number ones. And this has been My Life and Looks. This has been my life. This has been my life. This has been my life and looks. Um, thank you so much, and until next time, take care. I'm seeing the top camera. [Music]